Perhaps the most meaningful hobby-related gift I could imagine

VandyCards · 12-25-2021, 08:44 PM

At the risk of making a long and drawn-out post…

One of my favorite players to follow, ever since I first saw him in 2017 in Hagerstown, has been Juan Soto. Obviously his star has taken off somewhat in the past 4 years, and a lot of other folks are buying his cards, PCing him, and so on. I don’t pretend to have the biggest Soto PC or be the biggest Soto fan, but I was very early on the hype train, and he is probably my favorite non-Vandy player to watch.

On September 4, 2021, my son was born. My first child, and he’s awesome. We did not name him Juan or Soto or Jose or Pacheco, but my son is nonetheless cool.

My wife was able to track down a single Soto hit on my son’s date of birth

What makes this even cooler, and even more special to me, is that this is Juan Soto’s career hit #452. My son was born at…4:52am.

Always cool when a piece involving a favorite player intersects with real life like that.

And kudos to my wife for being awesome as hell.

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Stech36 · 12-25-2021, 08:55 PM

Awesome!!!!

dashcol · 12-25-2021, 09:06 PM

That is absolutely amazing!

That in itself makes that the center of any collection.

Congrats on the son, raising kids is like nothing else in life.

Ferg1945 · 12-25-2021, 09:08 PM

ThoseBackPages · 12-25-2021, 09:34 PM

eye4talent · 12-25-2021, 09:44 PM

Your son is clearly the Chosen Juan.

Too cool.

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msink28 · 12-25-2021, 09:50 PM

Very cool find. Very thoughtful on her part.

ChiSox93 · 12-25-2021, 09:52 PM

That is awesome. That was a lot of thought and tracking down on her part. She’s a keeper.

Chris P · 12-25-2021, 10:33 PM

That's awesome!

calculusdork · 12-25-2021, 11:31 PM

Welp. How does it get better than this.

soey10 · 12-26-2021, 01:19 AM

That is amazing. Congrats on the ball, your cool son and an awesome wife.

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CardboardCombat · 12-26-2021, 05:57 AM

That was beyond thoughtful of your wife.

How cool is that?

Congrats on having your son. Lots of ball games in your guys' future.

Skipscards · 12-26-2021, 01:07 PM

Great story and thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas! You have an amazing wife.

scon0072 · 12-26-2021, 01:27 PM

Awesome. Great story!

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Yaga · 12-26-2021, 02:47 PM

Oh that's super cool

stryke3_mb · 12-26-2021, 03:23 PM

Extremely thoughtful. You're a lucky man to have a wife like that! Congrats on the ball and the wonderful family!

creasecollector · 12-26-2021, 03:29 PM

That's such an awesome piece!

Mattsurewood · 12-26-2021, 05:24 PM

Fantastic Vandy, love to see that!--Matt

12-25-2021, 08:44 PM	#1
VandyCards Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 5,411	Perhaps the most meaningful hobby-related gift I could imagine At the risk of making a long and drawn-out post… One of my favorite players to follow, ever since I first saw him in 2017 in Hagerstown, has been Juan Soto. Obviously his star has taken off somewhat in the past 4 years, and a lot of other folks are buying his cards, PCing him, and so on. I don’t pretend to have the biggest Soto PC or be the biggest Soto fan, but I was very early on the hype train, and he is probably my favorite non-Vandy player to watch. On September 4, 2021, my son was born. My first child, and he’s awesome. We did not name him Juan or Soto or Jose or Pacheco, but my son is nonetheless cool. My wife was able to track down a single Soto hit on my son’s date of birth What makes this even cooler, and even more special to me, is that this is Juan Soto’s career hit #452. My son was born at…4:52am. Always cool when a piece involving a favorite player intersects with real life like that. And kudos to my wife for being awesome as hell. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ I collect cards of former Vanderbilt baseball players. CURRENTLY SEEKING ANY AND ALL SERIAL NUMBERERD/SP TONY KEMP TOPPS CARDS.

12-25-2021, 09:06 PM	#3
dashcol Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: It's complicated Posts: 7,820	That is absolutely amazing! That in itself makes that the center of any collection. Congrats on the son, raising kids is like nothing else in life. __________________ “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Jackie Robinson “Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.” Satchel Paige.

12-25-2021, 09:34 PM	#5
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Skipscards Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: In Tribute To The Great Ryno Posts: 30,244 jlankf2 jmp4	Great story and thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas! You have an amazing wife. __________________ Go Royals!! #RoyalsIn2015 <---It Happened!! #TEAMZinck Sometimes it is astounding that we are able to persist in a world so full of morons.

12-26-2021, 03:23 PM	#16
stryke3_mb Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mississippi Posts: 764 stryke3	Extremely thoughtful. You're a lucky man to have a wife like that! Congrats on the ball and the wonderful family! __________________ Matthew 22:34-40

12-25-2021, 08:55 PM	#2
Stech36 Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Westminster, MD Posts: 9,584 Stech36	Awesome!!!!

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12-25-2021, 09:44 PM	#6
eye4talent Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 7,992 eye4talent eye4talent	Your son is clearly the Chosen Juan. Too cool. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

12-25-2021, 09:50 PM	#7
msink28 Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,377	Very cool find. Very thoughtful on her part.

12-25-2021, 09:52 PM	#8
ChiSox93 Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 75	That is awesome. That was a lot of thought and tracking down on her part. She’s a keeper.

12-25-2021, 10:33 PM	#9
Chris P Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 15,092	That's awesome!

12-25-2021, 11:31 PM	#10
calculusdork Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Nowheresville Posts: 26,683 calculusdork calculusdork	Welp. How does it get better than this.

12-26-2021, 01:19 AM	#11
soey10 Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 1,595 Soey	That is amazing. Congrats on the ball, your cool son and an awesome wife. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12-26-2021, 05:57 AM	#12
CardboardCombat Banned - PBM Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 169	That was beyond thoughtful of your wife. How cool is that? Congrats on having your son. Lots of ball games in your guys' future.

12-26-2021, 01:27 PM	#14
scon0072 Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 790 secon_9599	Awesome. Great story! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12-26-2021, 02:47 PM	#15
Yaga Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 7,525	Oh that's super cool

12-26-2021, 03:29 PM	#17
creasecollector Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,604 creasecollector	That's such an awesome piece! __________________ Collecting: Jhonas Enroth View my Collections, Traders & Wantlist: creasecollector.weebly.com Co-Host of the Center Ice Card Cast - A Hockey Card Podcast Instagram/Twitter: @creasecollector

12-26-2021, 05:24 PM	#18
Mattsurewood Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4,401 greenbeltsux	Fantastic Vandy, love to see that!--Matt